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Registrations are now open for the Academy's annual celebration of science, Science at the Shine Dome. Science at the Shine Dome (24–26 May 2016) will feature more than 40 outstanding scientists from around Australia—and special international guests—in a fast-paced three day conference showcasing new knowledge from across the scientific spectrum.

The Australian Academy of Science will fund new research to help the survival of some of Australia’s endangered species, help prevent hospital readmissions in central Australia, and apply cutting-edge ecology and evolutionary biology to model climate change adaptation.

Delivered 8.30am Wednesday 27 May 2015, Shine Dome, Canberra

The Australian Academy of Science is encouraging young scientists to apply for a chance to visit the National Institutes of Health in the United States under one of its international scholarship programs.

Five Fellows of the Australian Academy of Science have been chosen to advise government through a new science council chaired by the Prime Minister.

Academy Fellow and mathematician Professor Nalini Joshi has been awarded the London Mathematical Society Hardy Fellowship for 2015.

The Academy's educational program Interviews with Australian Scientists has a new interview available with Dr Cyril Appleby, Plant biologist, in conversation with Jim Peacock.

Meteorologist Professor John Zillman has shaped science and innovation policy in Australia and internationally, and contributed significantly to raising global awareness of climate change. He became a Fellow of the Academy in 2006.

The Academy's educational program Interviews with Australian Scientists has a new interview available with Professor Mandyam Srinivasan in conversation with Professor Graham Farquhar.The written transcript and teacher's notes are available here.